Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College
Type	Community school, Comprehensive school
Headteacher	Jo Dibb
Specialism	Language
Location	Risinghill Street, off Penton Street London N1 9QG England
LEA	London Borough of Islington
Ofsted number	100457
Students	c. 1200
Gender	Girls
Ages	11 to 16
School colours	Pink and grey
Website	Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College
Coordinates: 51°31′59″N 0°06′45″W / 51.5330, -0.1126

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School is a large comprehensive secondary school for girls in Islington, London. It is classified as a Language College.^[1] It is named in honour of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman to gain a medical qualification in the United Kingdom.

EGA’s buildings, which are located between King's Cross railway station and Angel tube station, are also named after great women in history, for example: Frida Kahlo (the art department), Emily Brontë (Humanities, English and Mathematics) and Mary Seacole (Languages).

As a designated Language College, students are encouraged to take "at least" one language alongside English, Mathematics, and Science, which are compulsory subjects at GCSE level.